U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., will make stops in Northampton and Worcester on Tuesday as part of his statewide listening tour to drum up ideas about how to create jobs and bolster the Bay State's economy.
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NORTHAMPTON — A day after his Senate colleague toured Western Massachusetts, newly minted U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey is scheduled to meet with Northampton Mayor David J. Narkewicz on Tuesday during a listening tour for the state's newest member of Congress.

On Monday, fellow Democrat Elizabeth Warren, now the state's senior U.S. Senator, visited various venues throughout the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley, including a stop at Barnes Regional Airport for an update on a $20 million runway overhaul to better serve F-15 fighter jets stationed at the Westfield facility.

Markey won a June 25 special election to replace John Kerry, who resigned his Senate seat to join the Obama administration as secretary of state.

Markey's listening tour, which includes stops today in Western and Central Massachusetts, is a chance to gather ideas from constituents, business owners and local leaders about how to create jobs and bolster the economy, according to a Markey spokesman. The senator is scheduled to meet with Narkewicz at noon at the mayor's office, 210 Main St., Northampton.

Mareky's tour continues Wednesday in the South Coast cities of New Bedford and Fall River, then concludes Thursday with visits to Lowell and Boston.

On Thursday evening, the 67-year-old Malden native will attend his swearing-in ceremony at Faneuil Hall in Boston. "Together, let's celebrate moving Massachusetts forward. ... I look forward to celebrating with you this Thursday at Faneuil Hall," Markey posted on his Facebook page.

Before becoming the state's junior U.S. senator, Markey spent 37 years as a congressman in the House of Representatives, where he was ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee and an advocate for policies to fight climate change.

Material from the Associated Press, Boston Globe, The Republican and State House News Service was used in this report.